2,076 first-hand accounts of flood events in Louisiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A warm front lifted north across the region early during the 11th ahead of an approaching low pressure system. Scattered thunderstorms develop along the warm front with some becoming severe.
Read the full account →It was a fairly typical summer-time regime in place with abundant moisture available and warm temperatures expected. Convergence along sea-breeze boundaries sparked off thunderstorm development.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms once again developed across the region on May 11th. Flash flooding was once again noted across the middle Red River valley of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas where additional rainfall of 3 to 6 inches were common.
Read the full account →During the daytime hours on March 23rd through March 24th, a deep west coast trough helped to deliver progressive yet strong southwesterly upper-level to mid-level moist flow across the northern Gulf coast.
Read the full account →During the daytime hours on March 23rd through March 24th, a deep west coast trough helped to deliver progressive yet strong southwesterly upper-level to mid-level moist flow across the northern Gulf coast.
Read the full account →A warm front lifted out of the Gulf of Mexico early Christmas morning with mostly small hail in storms along the boundary, however one storm did become severe.
Read the full account →On the morning of the 30th. A cold front crossed a moist and unstable airmass. The rich air mass caused some locally heavy rains across northeast Louisiana. Water was reported covering the road around Bastrop.
Read the full account →Flooding along the Mississippi River, which crested in March, slowly receded with nearly all forecast points in southeast Louisiana below floodstage by April 22, 1997.
Read the full account →After multiple days of off and on rain from the stalled boundary along the LA coast, more rain in association with that boundary fell across southeast Louisiana. This time, the heaviest rain fell closer to the coast in portions of Terrebonne and St.
Read the full account →After multiple days of off and on rain from the stalled boundary along the LA coast, more rain in association with that boundary fell across southeast Louisiana. This time, the heaviest rain fell closer to the coast in portions of Terrebonne and St.
Read the full account →After multiple days of off and on rain from the stalled boundary along the LA coast, more rain in association with that boundary fell across southeast Louisiana. This time, the heaviest rain fell closer to the coast in portions of Terrebonne and St.
Read the full account →After multiple days of off and on rain from the stalled boundary along the LA coast, more rain in association with that boundary fell across southeast Louisiana. This time, the heaviest rain fell closer to the coast in portions of Terrebonne and St.
Read the full account →A line of thunderstorms approached the local area from the north and stalled along and just north of the I-12 corridor. The heaviest storms along the stalled line set up near Denham Springs. This led to flash flooding as the line sat there.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the local area began to slow down its eastward progression as it reached southeast Louisiana. Thunderstorms along the boundary started training over the same areas due to the slowing down of the cold front.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the local area began to slow down its eastward progression as it reached southeast Louisiana. Thunderstorms along the boundary started training over the same areas due to the slowing down of the cold front.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the local area began to slow down its eastward progression as it reached southeast Louisiana. Thunderstorms along the boundary started training over the same areas due to the slowing down of the cold front.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the local area began to slow down its eastward progression as it reached southeast Louisiana. Thunderstorms along the boundary started training over the same areas due to the slowing down of the cold front.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the local area began to slow down its eastward progression as it reached southeast Louisiana. Thunderstorms along the boundary started training over the same areas due to the slowing down of the cold front.
Read the full account →A typical summertime convective pattern was in place with high moisture and weak steering currents. Much of the convection was determined by mesoscale boundaries, which set up over New Orleans.
Read the full account →A slowing cold front interacted with deep tropical moisture on December 10th across southeast Louisiana and caused prolonged periods of heavy rainfall mainly across the city of Slidell.
Read the full account →A slowing cold front interacted with deep tropical moisture on December 10th across southeast Louisiana and caused prolonged periods of heavy rainfall mainly across the city of Slidell.
Read the full account →A slowing cold front interacted with deep tropical moisture on December 10th across southeast Louisiana and caused prolonged periods of heavy rainfall mainly across the city of Slidell.
Read the full account →A slowing cold front interacted with deep tropical moisture on December 10th across southeast Louisiana and caused prolonged periods of heavy rainfall mainly across the city of Slidell.
Read the full account →A slowing cold front interacted with deep tropical moisture on December 10th across southeast Louisiana and caused prolonged periods of heavy rainfall mainly across the city of Slidell.
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